Cowboy Countdown to Kickoff: Meet the San Diego State Aztecs

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Laramie, WY (10-10/19) – The Wyoming Cowboys head to San Diego State for a Saturday night contest.  The game marks the Poke road conference game of the season and will feature the Cowboys potent rushing attack against the nation’s best-run defense.

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The Wyoming/San Diego State game will be broadcast on WyoRadio’s 99.7 JACK-FM beginning at 7:30 p.m. with kick-off at 8:30 p.m. The game will also be streamed at 99KSIT.com.

The Aztecs will enter Saturday night’s clash at 1-1 in the Mountain West West division and 4-1 on the year overall. Last Saturday SDSU defeated Colorado State 24-7 in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Wyoming is also 4-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Mountain West Mountain Division. The Cowboys are coming off a bye week.

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San Diego State is one of the nation’s top teams against the run. The Aztecs allow nust 45.4 rushing yards per game on the season, which is tops in the nation. SDSU allows only 270.8 yards of total offense per game, which ranks eighth in the nation.

Offensively, the Aztecs record 323.6 yards of total offense per game with 134.6 yards coming on the ground and 189 yards per game through the air.

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The Aztec offense is paced by quarterback Ryan Agnew, as he passes for 189 yards per game and has completed 63.9 percent of his passes this season. Running back Chance Bell leads San Diego State in rushing at 42.2 yards per game followed by Jordan Byrd at 41.4 yards per game. Agnew’s top target in the passing game is Kobe Smith with four touchdowns on the season to go along with 73.6 yards receiving per game.

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